Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
H. K. Porter Company: Builders Of Light Locomotives, Steamed And Compressed Air (1908)

H. K. Porter Company: Builders Of Light Locomotives, Steamed And Compressed Air (1908)

H. K. Porter Company

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 116397031X
ISBN13: 9781163970317
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 226
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
H. K. Porter Company: Builders Of Light Locomotives, Steamed And Compressed Air (1908) is a book that provides a detailed account of the history and operations of the H. K. Porter Company. The book highlights the company's expertise in building light locomotives that ran on both steam and compressed air. It also discusses the various models of locomotives produced by the company, their specifications, and the industries they served. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which covers a different aspect of the company's operations. The first chapter provides a brief history of the company and its founder, Henry Kirke Porter. The second chapter details the manufacturing process of the company's locomotives, including the materials used, the machinery involved, and the testing procedures. The third chapter discusses the different types of locomotives produced by the company, including switch engines, logging engines, and mining engines. Each type of locomotive is described in detail, with specifications provided for each model. The fourth chapter covers the various industries that used H. K. Porter Company locomotives, including mining, logging, and sugar cane production. The book also includes numerous illustrations of H. K. Porter Company locomotives, as well as photographs of the company's manufacturing facilities and employees. Overall, H. K. Porter Company: Builders Of Light Locomotives, Steamed And Compressed Air (1908) is an informative and comprehensive account of one of the most important locomotive manufacturers of the early 20th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

2 different editions

Also available

Also in

Fiction Anthologies

View All